.. _install:

Installation
============

This part of the documentation covers the installation of Tablib. The first step to using any software package is getting it properly installed.


.. _installing:

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Installing Tablib
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Distribute & Pip
----------------

Of course, the recommended way to install Tablib is with `pip <http://www.pip-installer.org/>`_:

.. code-block:: console

    $ pip install tablib[pandas]


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Download the Source
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You can also install tablib from source.
The latest release (|version|) is available from GitHub.

* tarball_
* zipball_

.. _

Once you have a copy of the source,
you can embed it in your Python package,
or install it into your site-packages easily.

.. code-block:: console

    $ python setup.py install


To download the full source history from Git, see :ref:`Source Control <scm>`.

.. _tarball: http://github.com/kennethreitz/tablib/tarball/master
.. _zipball: http://github.com/kennethreitz/tablib/zipball/master


.. _updates:

Staying Updated
---------------

The latest version of Tablib will always be available here:

* PyPI: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/tablib/
* GitHub: http://github.com/kennethreitz/tablib/

When a new version is available, upgrading is simple::

    $ pip install tablib --upgrade


Now, go get a :ref:`Quick Start <quickstart>`.